Kentucky's new GM will help Will Stein be 'adaptable' in NIL world

News dropped on Wednesday that Oregon director of recruiting Pat Biondo will be Kentucky’s new general manager. His work will start almost instantly. Will Stein needs to build his first staff in Lexington, but important roster decisions must be made and a plan to attack the portal must be built.

Through all of that, this football organization will have to manage a salary cap. There will be the allotted rev-share amount from the university and extra NIL funds provided by JMI’s collective. At his introductory press conference, Stein was confident in the financial plan presented by Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart and deputy athletics director Marc Hill during the search. When asked…